Small drone use to enhance live and recorded views with data analysis
David Brownrigg presenting at the Aerial Archaeology Research Group 2024 Annual Meeting.
What is Treasure?
Discover how Treasure is defined under the Treasure Act and how archaeology finds are reported through the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Update on the East Malling Religious Sanctuary
The latest online talk hosted by the KAS, with Stephen Clifton of Maidstone Area Archaeological Group, (MAAG).
Step in the Right Direction – Further Discoveries of the Lympne Lamp
Isabelle Diggle, Finds Liaison Officer for Kent, discussing the county’s first significance case of Treasure. This is a Roman copper-alloy foot shaped oil lamp, the first of its kind in Britain.
Life as the KAS Curator
Talk by Andy Ward for Studying History and Archaeology in Lympne (SHAL).
Trapped in time: a closer look at Ötzi, Star Carr, and the not so primitive ‘early people’
The latest in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with Giselle Király BA, MSc, Fieldwork Project Officer and Human Osteoarchaeologist, PCAS Archaeology Ltd.
Secrets Beneath Faversham
Join Faversham TV for a look into Faversham’s past as The Faversham Creek Trust, alongside Kent Archaeological Society and Museum of London Archaeology, leads a 9-day community excavation at the Front Brents.
The prehistory of the Stringmans Farm area
The next in the series of online talks hosted by the KAS, with Keith Parfitt. Eight years of KAS survey and excavation work has identified a number of significant prehistoric sites, mostly of Neolithic-Bronze Age date, in the vicinity of Stringmans Farm, Lees Court Estate.
Richborough - the Secret Port
A talk by Dr. Martin Watts (talkabouthistory.org), the latest in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS.
Marking a Roman Horse Scapula
Watch our curator Andy marking a Roman horse scapula from our Trosley excavation using Paraloid B72 and Archival pigment ink. First attempt didn't work so well which highlights the importance of Paraloid to ensure the process is fully reversable!
Sheppey Munitionesses: Women in Sheerness Dockyard in WWI
Janys Thornton talks about the work undertaken by Sheppey women working in Sheerness Dockyard during the Great War, its effect on the town and the impact on them when the men returned from the front. She also looks at the leisure activities of the "Munitionesses" and the other women on the Island.
Challenges Facing Kent’s Archaeology
KAS Fieldwork Forum held at The Friars, Aylesford Priory, 15th March 2025.
Aerial imaging to record and view archaeological excavations in space and time
Dr David Brownrigg will be discussing how imaging, particularly aerial, can enrich the visualisation of archaeological sites and some of the ways this can be achieved.
Post-medieval seal-top spoon
This lovely post medieval seal-top spoon dating from 1600 - 1900 AD was recovered during the Lees Court Estate 2023 excavation!
Animals and Humans in the Late Iron Age art of England and Wales, with special reference to Kent
Online talk with Dr Reb Ellis-Haken, Postdoctoral Research Associate with the University of York Department of Archaeology.
Ancient witch bottle found under house in Thanet
The suspected ‘witch bottle’ unearthed at a house in Cliftonville features in a video by KMTV.
How to identify a Roman coin
A short video from our curator over on TikTok (Kent Archaeological Society) showing how to identify a Roman coin, using a replica Sestertius of Domitian who was Roman emperor from 81 - 96 AD.
Randall Manor revealed: community archaeology excavations in Shorne Woods Country Park
This latest in the series of online talks hosted by the KAS features Andrew Mayfield discussing the history of Shorne Woods Country Park, near Gravesend, a series of community archaeology excavations from 2006-2015 and the work to further research and report on the former home of a Sheriff of Kent.
#findsfriday: readying objects for x-ray
Join our society Curator this as he discusses some objects being taken for x-rays next week and why this is so important!
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